Bury Food Partnership Media Articles
Bury Food Partnership Media Articles
Bury Food Partnership Media Articles
Here you can browse a selection of media articles which showcase some of the fantastic work that has been undertaken by the Bury Food Partnership:
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8th november 2023
How Bury is putting money back into people’s pockets
Since the beginning of the local campaign to increase the uptake of Healthy Start, Bury has seen uptake increase by ten per cent, with more people eligible to the scheme now claiming and receiving the weekly payments. This might seem a modest increase but over the course of a year this equates to £16K back into peoples’ pockets at a time of great need, with some of it being spent locally at fruit and veg stalls in Bury Market.
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An interview with Dawn Warriner from Friends of Clarence Park, talking about their Kitchen Kit Giveaway and cooking activity fun day.
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19th October 2023
Cooking Up Quality Support
Cost of living support from Bury Council is helping residents with affordable healthy cooking and access to pre-loved kitchen items.
Friends of Clarence Park and social enterprise Cracking Good Food recently held a Kitchen Kit Giveaway and cooking activity fun day.
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16 October 2023
Connecting communities and enterprise through food
Affordable food projects based on low-cost trading models such as pantries, community cafes, food coops and other community food projects allow service users to get more for less, often alongside wrap around support and a space to socialise.
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13th October 2023
Bury Changemakers: a place-based approach
When I was asked to host a Soil Association staff experience day to demonstrate the connectivity of good food for all, the first place I thought of was my hometown of Bury and the thriving market we have.
1 september 2023
NHS Healthy Start Success
It has been over 3 months since the launch of Bury Market's NHS Healthy Start campaign, and what a positive impact it has had!
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22 June 2023
What do we want on our plates? Food partnerships show Westminster a better food future is oven-ready
On 14 June, the 90+ strong Sustainable Food Places network joined parliamentarians in Westminster to underscore the role of food partnerships in developing and attracting investment in the food and farming sector. Sustain’s Vera Zakharov and Bella Driessen explore the key ingredients to help serve up a better food system.
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30 may 2023
Bury Market now a Healthy Start destination
New campaign to promote the use of Healthy Start cards at Bury Market means more low-income families can buy their fruit and vegetables from local stall holders.
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26 MAY 2023
Bury Market – use your Healthy Start vouchers here!
Healthy Start at Bury Market was launched with a celebration cooking demonstration using fresh and low-cost ingredients on the market.
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22 may 2023
Bury Market stalls take part in scheme to help families afford food
Stall holders on Bury Market are taking part in a new scheme to help visitors provide their families with nutritious and affordable food.
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11 december 2022
Bury school dinners service wins Food for Life Served Here award
The council's school dinner service has been recognised for serving "healthy and sustainable" meals to youngsters.
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7 DECEMBER 2022
Food for Life at Bury schools
Bury Catering – Bury Council’s school dinner service – has achieved a Food for Life Served Here Bronze Award from the Soil Association for serving healthy and sustainable meals.
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15 december 2022
Bury Council achieves bronze Food for Life award
Bury Council has achieved a Food for Life Served Here bronze award from the Soil Association for serving sustainable and healthy school meals.
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13 june 2022
Bury wins Sustainable Food Places award
Bury has become the latest place to win a prestigious food award.
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15 july 2022
It's Official - Bury Market is the Nation's Favourite again!
The famous Bury Market is champion once more after being voted Britain's Favourite Market - for the second time - by visitors in an online poll.
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9 september 2022
Bury Market stall helping people eat well for less
A Bury Market stall is helping the community make healthy and affordable meals amid the cost-of-living crisis.
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3 august 2021
Adult learning tutor's cooking demonstrations to promote healthy eating at Bury Market
A SERIES of cooking demonstrations will take place at Bury Market aimed at encouraging Bury Adult Learning Service’s new course guide.
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Bury Food Strategy Launch - January2021